Shade and curtain hanger



April 1940- D. c. CULBERTSON 2,198,280

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER Filed Jan. 5, 1958 H! ll 6' Patented Apr. 23, 1940 lTED srrss Claim.

This invention relates to combined window shade and curtain hangers or fixtures, and its general object is to provide a hanger that is not only extensible .or adjustable to fit window frames or the like, of various lengths, but it can be detachably secured to frames of various Widths, without the use of nails, screws or the like, or tools, and in a manner to prevent casual displacement or removal thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fixture of the character set forth, that includes shade brackets which are adjustable with respect to each other to fit shades of various lengths, and the brackets are detachably carried by certain frame clamping means of the fixture.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fixture that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to apply, and extremely efficient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the application of my fixture to a window frame.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view illustrating the association of the telescopically mounted rod members with respect to each other.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing one of the clamping jaw members. 1

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken approximately on line fi6 of Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 1-'l of Figure 6, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a detail view illustrating the blank from which one of the jaw members is made.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and particularly to Figures 1 and 2, it will be noted that my fixture includes What may be termed a frame of elongated rectangular configuration and which is made up of pairs of bars, one pair be- 55 ing indicated by the reference numeral I and which includes flanges 2 formed by bending the longitudinal edges of the bars inwardly upon themselves for disposal in spaced parallel relation with respect to the body portion thereof to provide channels 3, while the other bars A include flanges 5 extending longitudinally along the edges thereof, but the flanges 5 are arranged in clamped association with the body portion to reinforce the same, as will be noted upon inspection of Figure l, which likewise illustrates that the bars a are of a width to be received in the channels 3 for telescopically mounting the bars together.

Each of the bars 5 and 4 have one of their ends bent for disposal at right angles with respect to the remaining portions thereof, to provide the ends of the frame, as best shown in Figure 1, and the bent endportions of the bars I telescopically receive the bent end portions of the bars 4, while the opposite straight end portions of the bars are likewise telescopically mounted, with the result it will be seen that the length as well as the width of the fixture frame can be varied merely by moving the telescopical ly mounted bars or sections with respect to each other.

One of the channel bars or sections i has fixed thereto an apertured ear ii in a manner to depend therefrom, and secured to the ear through the instrumentality of a coil spring I is a clamping member that includes a toothed jaw 8 and a handle 9, the clamping member being formed from a single strip of material bent to provide the jaw and handle, with an intermediate portion It between the same, that has an opening to receive one end convolution of the coil spring I, while the opposite end convolution is received in the aperture of the ear 6, as best shown in Fi ures l and 3.

While the above mentioned clamping member is fixed with respect to the fixture frame, I likewise employ adjustably mounted clamping members, two of which are shown, and they are formed from blanks ll of material such as illustrated in Figure 8. These blanks are cut to provide arms 52 with the cuts extending inwardly at an inclination from the opposite sides of the blanks, and the arms 12 are bent at their juncture with the body of the blank for disposal in spaced relation with respect to the body for cooperation with the latter and arms I3 which are bent acfrom the sleeve and terminates in a toothed jaw l5 having the teeth thereof depending therefrom for biting engagement with the upper side of the top member of the window frame or the like. I preferably provide two adjustable clamping members, one disposed adjacent to each end of the fixture frame, while the stationary or spring controlled clamping member is disposed centrally of the frame and on the innermost channel bar to have its jaw grip the underside of the top member of the window frame for cooperation with the adjustable clamping members for detachably securing the fixture frame with respect to the window frame.

The blank is slotted longitudinally as at l6 to provide the arms l3, as well as for another purpose, namely to receive the right angle bent end portions I! of shade brackets i8, it being noted from Figure 7 that the right angle bent end portions are inserted in the slots to be clamped between the arms |3 and the bars I and 4 which carry the adjustable or slidably mounted clamping means, so that the body portions of the shade brackets project forwardly at right angles with respect to the adjustable clamping means, as best shown in Figure 1. One of the shade brackets is provided with a rounded opening, while the other has a slot therein, to accommodate the usual trunnions of a shade, as will be apparent.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will be obvious that I have provided a combined window shade and curtain hanger that can be applied to window frames and the like, of various lengths and widths, and that the outermost bars or sections, together with the bent ends of the innermost sections receive curtains, draperies and the like, while the brackets l8 receive a shade, and due to the adjustability of the shade brackets, any length of shade roller can be mounted therein.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A shade and curtain hanger comprising a frame providing curtain receiving means, an apertured ear formed on and depending from the frame midway its ends, a coil spring connected to and depending from said ear, a clamping member formed from a single strip of metal bent substantially midway its ends to provide an intermediate looped portion connected at the loop to the lower end of the spring and a toothed jaw and a handle extending in opposite directions from the lower ends of the looped portion, a pair of adjustable clamping members each formed from a single blank of metal cut at an inclination from the opposite sides thereof and slotted along its longitudinal center to provide arms bent toward each other to form a sleeve slidably mounted on the frame, toothed jaws rising from the sleeves and cooperating with the first mentioned jaw for securing the frame in position for use, andshade brackets including right angle bent ends received in the slots to be secured between the sleeves and the frame to be carried by said sleeves.

DENVER C. CULBERTSON. 

